Hackney Downs
WardNorth Hackney. About 13,075 people in 1.0 square kilometre.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Hackney Downs, 91.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Hackney Downs compares
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Is Hackney Downs safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hackney Downs at a rate of 106.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 146.2 per 1,000 people across Hackney.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 93 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hackney Downs.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (366), anti-social behaviour (342) and other crime (246).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Hackney
These figures are published for the whole of Hackney, not for each ward, so they describe all of Hackney and not Hackney Downs alone. See Hackney
Hackney Downs in brief
Hackney Downs had 13,000 usual residents at the census.
In Hackney Downs, 91.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Hackney Downs, 8.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
76.6% of residents in Hackney Downs were aged 15 to 64 at the census.